Rivers Crisis

Former Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu has stated that the elements who advocated for his redeployment from Rivers State Police Command would soon beg for his return, as the new CP Tunde Ogunsakin, his replacement was…

The All Progressives Congress has accused the Rivers State Police Commissioner, Joseph Mbu of acting with impunity in order to impress the First Lady, Patience Jonathan. The APC made the statement yesterday after one of their…

The First Lady, Patience Jonathan reportedly met with members of the Rivers State House of Assembly opposed to Governor Amaechi yesterday in Port Harcourt and Okrika. Mrs. Jonathan is reportedly in Rivers to attend the wedding of a…

An aggressive mien, a thug-minded determination and a deep pocket can go a long way in Rivers politics, if the rise of Nyesom Wike is anything to go by. A lot of people would agree with this description of Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike but that…

THE Rivers State Police Command, has declared Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s Aide De Camp, Seimeikumo Debewari, a deserter. Debewari, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, was accused of being involved in the brawl which rocked the State…

Adefunmilayo Tejuoso, the longest serving female lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly – in her third term, represents Mushin Constituency 1. In this interview with some House of Assembly correspondents, including Senior Reporter,…

For his decision to support the Governor Rotimi Amaechi-faction of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), a commissioner has received phone calls from an ex-militant leader who threatened his life. In an…

Rivers  State Sports Commissioner, Hon. Fred Igwe was attacked and shot by assailants earlier today. He was able to escape with his life but suffered injuries. The commissioner  is receiving treatment at a hospital in Port Harcourt.…

Governor Rotimi Amaechi has demanded that the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike as one of the conditions for resolving the political crisis that has engulfed his Rivers State. These were part of the conditions that he laid…

A faction of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has threatened to protest any attempt by the State Executive to influence the Judiciary so as to expedite the trial of pro-Amaechi lawmaker and House majority leader,…

The recently exposed video you are about to see will quell any doubt in your mind about the shenanigans that sparked the Rivers Crises. The video came to the fore due to failure of Evans Bipi and his camp to settle the cameraman with his…

The Senate has fingered President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience, as the root causes of the political crises in Rivers State due to their perceived undue interference with the political and security structure of the state.…

The Senate passed a resolution on Thursday  empowering it and the House of Representatives to take over the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly. In the resolution which concurs with that of the House on July 10,…

Worried by the crisis bedeviling Rivers State, former Heads of State, Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar are preparing to hold a strategic meeting with some governors to explore ways to resolving it. The strategic…

The  former  Head of State, Gen.  Abdulsalami Abubakar, has  described the lingering crisis in Rivers State  as unfortunate. Abdulsalami, at an interactive session with newsmen in Minna on Thursday , therefore advised  politicians  to…

Eleven governors in opposition political parties have made the shocking revelation that the crisis in Rivers State is a smokescreen by the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the oil-rich state and remove the embattled…

Embattled Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday gave an insight into how the security details attached to the Government House, Port Harcourt yesterday while he was receiving the Senate Committee on State and Local Government…

Exclusive video showing controversial police commissioner of Rivers State, Joseph Mbu personally leading the police crackdown on supporters of Governor Rotimi Amaechi. The protesters were pursued by a police contingent and teargassed while…

THE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) called on the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan, over his alleged bias in the handling of the political crises in Rivers State. The…